Diamondback Energy — Aug 4, 2025 release
Fiscal 2025 second-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001539838-25-000124
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Cash capital expenditures
“$750 - $850 million”
Period
Q3 FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Base cash dividend for Q2 FY2025
“$1.00 per share”
Share repurchase authorization
“$8.0 billion”
Oil production for FY2025
“485 - 492 MBO/d”
Annual BOE for FY2025
“890 - 910 MBOE/d”
Cash capital expenditures for FY2025
“$3.4 - $3.6 billion”
MBO per $MM of CAPEX for FY2025
“50.9”
Gross (net) wells to be drilled for FY2025
“425 - 450 gross (395 - 418 net)”
Wells completed for FY2025
“between 490 - 515 gross (458 - 482 net)”
Gross (net) wells to be completed for FY2025
“490 - 515 gross (458 - 482 net)”
Oil production for Q3 FY2025
“485 - 495 MBO/d (890 - 920 MBOE/d)”
Cash capital expenditures for Q3 FY2025
“$750 - $850 million”
Net production - MBOE/d for FY2025
“890 - 910 (from 857 - 900)”
Net production - MBOE/d, Diamondback Energy,… for FY2025
“890 - 910 (from 857 - 900)”
Net production - MBOE/d, Viper Energy, Inc. for FY2025
“76.5 - 81.5”
Oil production - MBO/d for FY2025
“485 - 492 (from 480 - 495)”
Oil production - MBO/d, Diamondback Energy, … for FY2025
“485 - 492 (from 480 - 495)”
Oil production - MBO/d, Viper Energy, Inc. for FY2025
“41.0 - 43.5”
Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d) for Q3 FY2025
“485 - 495 (890 - 920)”
Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d), Dia… for Q3 FY2025
“485 - 495 (890 - 920)”
Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d), Vip… for Q3 FY2025
“46.0 - 49.0 (86.0 - 92.0)”
Lease operating expenses, including workover… for FY2025
“$5.30 - $5.70 (from $5.65 - $6.05)”
Lease operating expenses, including workovers
“$5.30 - $5.70 (from $5.65 - $6.05)”
Cash G&A ($/BOE) for FY2025
“$0.60 - $0.75”
Cash G&A, Diamondback Energy, Inc.
“$0.60 - $0.75”
Cash G&A, Viper Energy, Inc.
“$0.80 - $1.00”
Non-cash equity-based compensation ($/BOE) for FY2025
“$0.25 - $0.35”
Non-cash equity-based compensation, Diamondb…
“$0.25 - $0.35”
Non-cash equity-based compensation, Viper En…
“$0.10 - $0.20”
DD&A ($/BOE) for FY2025
“$14.50 - $15.50 (from $14.00 - $15.00)”
DD&A, Diamondback Energy, Inc.
“$14.50 - $15.50 (from $14.00 - $15.00)”
DD&A, Viper Energy, Inc.
“$16.50 - $17.50”
Interest expense (net of interest income) ($… for FY2025
“$0.60 - $0.80 (from $0.40 - $0.65)”
Interest expense (net of interest income), D…
“$0.60 - $0.80 (from $0.40 - $0.65)”
Interest expense (net of interest income), V…
“$2.00 - $2.50”
Gathering, processing and transportation ($/… for FY2025
“$1.60 - $1.75 (from $1.40 - $1.60)”
Gathering, processing and transportation
“$1.60 - $1.75”
Production and ad valorem taxes (% of revenue) for FY2025
“~7%”
Corporate tax rate (% of pre-tax income) for FY2025
“23%”
Cash tax rate (% of pre-tax income) for FY2025
“15% - 18% (from 19% - 22%)”
Cash taxes ($ - million) for Q3 FY2025
“$50 - $110”
Operated drilling and completion ($ - million) for FY2025
“$2,850 - $2,950 (from $2,780 - $3,090)”
Capital workovers, non-operated properties a… for FY2025
“$250 - $300 (from $280 - $320)”
Infrastructure, environmental and midstream … for FY2025
“$300 - $350 (from $340 - $390)”
Total capital expenditures for FY2025
“$3,400 - $3,600 (from $3,400 - $3,800)”
Gross horizontal wells drilled (net) for FY2025
“425 - 450 (395 - 418) (from 385 - 435 (349 - 395))”
Horizontal wells drilled (net) for FY2025
“425 - 450 (395 - 418)”
Gross horizontal wells completed (net) for FY2025
“490 - 515 (458 - 482) (from 475 - 550 (444 - 514))”
Horizontal wells completed (net)
“490 - 515 (458 - 482) (from 475 - 550 (444 - 514))”
Average lateral length (Ft.) for FY2025
“~11,500'”
Midland Basin well costs per lateral foot for FY2025
“$550 - $580 ( from $550 - $590)”
Delaware Basin well costs per lateral foot for FY2025
“$860 - $910”
Midland Basin completed net lateral feet (%) for FY2025
“~95%”
Delaware Basin completed net lateral feet (%) for FY2025
“~5%”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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SECOND QUARTER 2025 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS • Average oil production of 495.7 MBO/d (919.9 MBOE/d) • Net cash provided by operating activities of $1.7 billion; Operating Cash Flow Before Working Capital Changes (as defined and reconciled below) of $2.1 billion • Cash capital expenditures of $864 million • Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) of $1.2 billion; Adjusted Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) of $1.3 billion • Declared Q2 2025 base cash dividend of $1.00 per share payable on August 21, 2025; implies a 2.7% annualized yield based on August 1, 2025 closing share price of $146.14 • Repurchased 2,991,653 shares of common stock in Q2 2025 for $398 million excluding excise tax (at a weighted average price of $133.15 per share); repurchased 1,669,115 shares of common stock to date in Q3 2025 for $238 million excluding excise tax (at a weighted average price of $142.45 per share) • Total Q2 2025 return of capital of $691 million; represents ~52% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) from stock repurchases and the declared Q2 2025 base dividend • Repurchased $252 million in aggregate principal amount across Diamondback's Senior notes due 2031, 2051, 2052 and 2054 at a weighted average price of 76.8% of par (~$196 million) • On July 31st, the Company's Board of Directors approved a $2.0 billion increase to the share repurchase authorization to $8.0 billion from $6.0 billion previously, leaving approximately $3.5 billion of current availability for future repurchases UPDATED 2025 GUIDANCE HIGHLIGHTS • Narrowing full year oil production guidance to 485 - 492 MBO/d and increasing annual BOE guidance by 2% to 890 - 910 MBOE/d • Lowering full year cash capital expenditures to $3.4 - $3.6 billion; $100 million (3%) below prior midpoint and down $500 million (13%) from original full year 2025 guidance midpoint • Implies full year 2025 oil production per million dollars of cash capital expenditures ("MBO per $MM of CAPEX") of 50.9, ~14% better than original guidance • The Company expects to drill 425 - 450 gross (395 - 418 net) wells and complete between 490 - 515 gross (458 - 482 net) wells with an average lateral length of approximately 11,500 feet in 2025 • Q3 2025 oil production guidance of 485 - 495 MBO/d (890 - 920 MBOE/d) • Q3 2025 cash capital expenditures guidance of $750 - $850 million OPERATIONS UPDATE The tables below provide a summary of operating activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025: Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Drilled Completed Drilled Completed Area: Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net Midland Basin 121 113 108 103 245 229 224 215 Delaware Basin 1 1 8 6 3 3 15 13 Total 122 114 116 109 248 232 239 228 Total Activity (Gross Operated): Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Number of Wells Drilled Number of Wells Completed Number of Wells Drilled Number of Wells Completed Midland Basin: Upper Spraberry 1 8 5 10 Middle Spraberry 9 13 17 21 Jo Mill 26 11 44 28 Lower Spraberry 27 21 54 49 Dean 5 8 12 12 Wolfcamp A 24 11 45 39 Wolfcamp B 26 31 58 53 Wolfcamp D 1 3 5 6 Barnett 2 2 5 6 Midland Basin Total 121 108 245 224 Delaware Basin: 2nd Bone Spring — — — 2 3rd Bone Spring 1 5 2 8 Wolfcamp A — 3 1 5 Delaware Basin Total 1 8 3 15 Total Company Operated 122 116 248 239 During the second quarter of 2025, the Company turned 108 operated wells to production in the Midland Basin and eight gross wells
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